500 oops bad bool value in config file for anonymous_enable

Question

I'm start getting this message when i'm trying to run vsftpd

500 oops bad bool value in config file for anonymous_enable

Relevant part from the vsftpd.conf file:

# Allow anonymous FTP? (Beware - allowed by default if you comment this out).
anonymous_enable=YES
#
# Uncomment this to allow local users to log in.
local_enable=YES

When i'm commenting the anonymous_enable=YES, then i got the same error on the following line local_enable=YES

500 oops bad bool value in config file for local_enable

mgorven · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-26T17:26:13.700

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This can be caused by having trailing space at the end of the line. Check that there is no whitespace after "YES". If that isn't the case check that you don't have Windows CRLF line endings.

The following sed command will remove any trailing space and CR characters from the specified file:

sed -i 's,\r,,;s, *$,,' /etc/vsftpd.conf

edited Oct 26 '12 at 17:26

answered Oct 25 '12 at 23:51

mgorven

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No spaces, how can I check the windows line ending? – udidu Oct 26 '12 at 10:58
@udidu I've added a command to removing trailing space and CR characters from files. – mgorven Oct 26 '12 at 17:26
Works like a charm. – Avocado_man Apr 19 '21 at 06:28
I'm using Windows. I've transfered vsftpd.conf file over pscp with parameters then got that error. as a solution, I've retransfered file as empty and edit the file and paste parameters via nano and it works. – ddagsan May 28 '22 at 20:15

500 oops bad bool value in config file for anonymous_enable

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